Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *elaiwanja, based on *elaiwā, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, oil).[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): [ˈlyɛj]

Verb edit

lyej (aorist leva, participle lyer)

  1. to paint
  2. to varnish
  3. to whitewash

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 189